Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is

14.1° C

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 10AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s
Evening (16 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 19	E 19	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 17	E 17	E 13	E 17	E 17	E 17	E 16	E 17	E 16	E 14	E 14
Wave Graph
kJ	9	4	12	12	12	13	13	28	27	26	25	55	24	24	24	14	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:26AM1.86m					9:01PM2.04m				9:19AM1.85m				9:51PM2.00m				10:10AM1.82m				10:42PM1.92m
Low Tide	2:17AM0.28m				2:29PM0.09m					3:11AM0.24m				3:21PM0.11m				4:02AM0.20m				4:13PM0.14m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	7:24
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	5:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	12	13	15	13	13	11	10	10	11	13	14	12	10	10	10	10	11	13	13	11	11	11
Feels °C	9	10	11	11	13	10	11	9	7	8	9	9	10	9	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	6	6	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 19	E 19	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 17	E 17	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 14	E 16	E 14	E 14
kJ	4	2	1	1	12	13	13	28	27	26	25	55	24	24	24	14	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	4
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	E 12	E 12	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 17	E 17	E 17	E 17	NE 10	NE 9	N 9	N 9	N 9
kJ	4	4	12	12	4	4	4	4	12	11	12	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	5	4	3	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	NE 10	NE 10	N 4	—	E 19	E 13	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	—	—	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 16	E 17	—	—	—
kJ	9	2	4	4	1	—	7	3	4	4	4	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	5	5	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 2	W 3	W 2	—	WSW 2	W 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 4	WSW 4	SW 4
kJ	—	1	1	1	—	1	5	4	2	2	1	3	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	15	13	15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Marokopa Taranaki	Hicks Bay East Cape	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Medlands Beach Great Barrier Island	Medlands Beach Great Barrier Island	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Homunga Bay Coromandel	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Hot Water Beach Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	149	186	178	163	163	59	59	59	59	59	59	37	32	32	59	59	59	59	59	59	73	76	89	89
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty													Waihi Beach	Waihi Beach
Rating (10 max)													1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	1	4	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	7
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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